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City 04 Dec, 2014

Local government sponsors permanent installation in Cape Town An interactive installation entitled Open House is to be erected in the Central Business District (CBD) of Cape Town after winning a p...

Nairobi News

Hiring to start on Nairobi-Mombasa rail line

Transport 04 Dec, 2014

Chinese company seeks 30,000 employees for project Construction of the 610-km Nairobi-Mombasa railway line could start soon, on what is being described as the most ambitious infrastructure projec...

Maputo News

Mozambique's Nacala airport set to open

Infrastructure 02 Dec, 2014

Airport to become commerical hub for northern Mozambique The old airbase at Nacala in the north of Mozambique will reopen as a new international airport on 13 December, according to the nation's t...

Cape Town News

Cape Town to provide free Wi-Fi in public buildings

Telecoms 01 Dec, 2014

Plans to introduce wi-fi on Cape Town public transport Dozens of public buildings in disadvantaged areas of Cape Town will have free wi-fi installed between December and the end of June...

Nairobi News

Kenya security shake-up over latest terrorist attack

Terrorism 01 Dec, 2014

Al-Shabaab kill 36 non-Muslims in northern Kenya Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has fired his interior minister Joseph Ole Lenku and accepted the resignation of the national police chief David Ki...

Accra News

Expansion of Accra-Tema motorway

Infrastructure 01 Dec, 2014

Roadworks part of Tema port upgrade The Tema-Accra dual carriageway is to be converted into a three-lane highway, with construction work scheduled to begin September 2015. The works are part of...

Lagos News

Lagos sets up helplines to report rape and child abuse

Rights 30 Nov, 2014

Move follows protest in Lagos The Lagos state government has launched dedicated helplines for reporting cases of rape, child abuse and domestic violence in Lagos. Incidents of child abuse can be...

Cairo News

Egypt court dismisses charges against Mubarak

Justice 29 Nov, 2014

Former Egyptian president cleared of killing of protesters in 2011 uprising A court in Cairo has dropped its case against deposed former president Hosni Mubarak, his interior minister Habib al-Adl...

Nairobi News

Protests in Nairobi over insecurity in northern Kenya

Terrorism 24 Nov, 2014

Demonstrations after Al-Shabab kills 28 non-Muslims in Kenya Protests have been taking place in Nairobi on 25 November over rising insecurity in the northern Kenyan region near the border with Som...

Dar Es Salaam News

Dar es Salaam's Garden Avenue renamed Hamburg Avenue

General 23 Nov, 2014

Street renaming part of twinning with German city Dar es Salaam's Garden Avenue has been renamed Hamburg Avenue as part of a twinning agreement between the two port cities, in place since 2010....

Accra News

New city map of Accra

Tourism 23 Nov, 2014

Launch of new map for tourists A digital version of the Accra Visitors Map with the most visited districts and amenities can be downloaded and printed or viewed on laptops, smart phones and t...

Addis Ababa News

Increasing numbers of Eritreans seek asylum in Ethiopia

Immigrants 23 Nov, 2014

Most Eritrean refugees continue their journey after Ethiopia, often to Europe There has been a sharp increase in the amount of Eritrean refugees crossing into neighbouring Ethiopia in recent month...

Lagos News

Boko Haram suspected of two more attacks in Nigeria

Terrorism 23 Nov, 2014

Two massacres in northern Borno state Boko Haram Islamist militants are suspected of the ambushing and killing of 48 fish vendors in northern Nigeria near the border with Chad. The attack took plac...

Cairo News

Egyptian prosecutors request death penalty for Morsi

Politics 19 Nov, 2014

Dozens arrested at anti-government rally in Cairo Egyptian prosecutors asked for the death penalty for ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi and 35 other Muslim Brotherhood figures including it...

Arusha News

Increased giraffe poaching in Arusha region

Animals 18 Nov, 2014

Giraffe killing highlighted in the Manyara lake district Poachers are turning their attention to giraffes in the Manyara lake region, south-west of Arusha, according to reports in local media....

Nairobi News

Nairobi protests after women stripped

Civil rights 17 Nov, 2014

Police make arrests after women assaulted for wearing miniskirts Police in Nairobi have arrested about 100 people following several recent cases of women being attacked and stripped by groups of me...

Cape Town News

Nelson Mandela memorial causes controversy in Cape Town

City 12 Nov, 2014

Giant pair of sunglasses sponsored Ray-Ban A sculpture dedicated to the legacy of Nobel Peace Prize winner and former South African president Nelson Mandela is causing controversy in Cape Town....

Lagos News

Suicide bomber kills dozens in Nigeria school attack

Terrorism 09 Nov, 2014

At least 48 killed and about 80 injured in explosion A suicide bomber disguised as a student killed at least 48 people and injured about 80 at a boys' school in Potiskum in the northeastern Yobe S...

Maputo News

Nyusi confirmed winner of Mozambique presidental elections

Politics 04 Nov, 2014

Frelimo wins elections with reduced majority Mozambique's National Elections Commission (CNE) has officially confirmed that Filipe Nyusi, the candidate of the ruling Frelimo Party, has won the Moz...

Addis Ababa News

New UN office In Addis Ababa

Humanitarian 29 Oct, 2014

United Nations facility launched by UN chief Ban Ki-moon A new United Nations office was inaugurated by the UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon in Addid Ababa on 28 October. Located off Menelik II...

Cape Town News

Cape Town launches mobile transport app

Transport 26 Oct, 2014

First app of its kind in Africa Cape Town has launched a mobile transport application designed to make the city more mobile and easier to navigate for commuters. Billed as the first of its kind...

Arusha News

Tanzania calls for worldwide ban on ivory, rhino trade

Animals 16 Oct, 2014

Tanzania has only 123 rhinos from 65,000 in 1970 An international ban on trading in ivory products is the only way to end the war on poaching, according to Tanzania's minister for natural resource...

Arusha News

Electronic permits for Arusha's safari tourists

Tourism 15 Oct, 2014

Pilot initiative introduced at Lake Manyara National Park Tourists visiting the Lake Manyara National Park in northern Tanzania are now being issued with electronic permits, as part of a pilot pro...

Cairo News

Bomb explodes near Cairo supreme court

Terrorism 14 Oct, 2014

Dozen injured in attack in downtown Cairo A dozen people were injured after a homemade bomb exploded near the supreme court in downtown Cairo during the night of 14 October, according to the count...

Maputo News

Mozambique prepares for elections

Politics 13 Oct, 2014

Ruling Frelimo party expected to win Election campaigns have drawn to a close in Mozambique as the country prepares to elect a new parliament and president on 15 October. The candidate of the r...

Cairo News

Cairo brings forward Ethiopia dam meeting

Infrastructure 12 Oct, 2014

Second panel meeting over contentious dam Egypt has brought forward a second meeting of a tripartite technical panel on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the river Nile, from 20-21 October to...

Nairobi News

Interpol forms environmental crime team in Nairobi

Animals 09 Oct, 2014

Specialists will help tackle wildlife crime in Africa Interpol has formed a specialist team in Nairobi to tackle east Africa's wildlife poachers. The Nairobi team will become the African branch...

Cape Town News

Cape Town puts start-up companies on the map

Economy 07 Oct, 2014

Website links new firms through interactive map A new interactive website is charting Cape Town's start-up companies and fledgling service-providers, with the aim of encouraging new businesses to...

Maputo News

Mozambique postal firm launches bus service

Transport 05 Oct, 2014

Bus will operate mainly out of Maputo and Beira Mozambique’s postal service Correios de Moçambique has launched an inter-provincial bus service, in order to offset losses from its tradit...

Cape Town News

Arson attack at Cape Town's open mosque

Religion 05 Oct, 2014

Controversial open mosque damaged by fire and vandalism A police investigation is underway after the façade of Cape Town's so-called open mosque was damaged by fire and its windows smashed...

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